NAN Munich and St Petersburg are the two candidate cities bidding to host the 2021 UEFA Champions League final match, the European football governing body said on Thursday. UEFA said the Russian and German federations had on their behalf sent declarations of interest in hosting the match by last Friday’s deadline and were the only […]
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Tennis: Wawrinka dethrones Dzumhur to reach St Petersburg semis
Stan Wawrinka beat last year’s St Petersburg champion Damir Dzumhur in straight sets to reach the semi-finals on Friday. The 33-year-old Swiss wild card beat the Bosnian, who was seeded sixth, 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 11 minutes to level their head-to-head record at one all. READ ALSO: Cracks in PDP BoT over support for […] …
Tennis: Wawrinka wobbles to winning start in St Petersburg
Three-time Grand Slam champion, Stan Wawrinka, booked a place in the second round at the Saint Petersburg Open with a hard-fought straight-sets win over Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene on Monday. The 33-year-old Wawrinka, who came to St Petersburg courtesy of a wildcard, prevailed 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) in one hour 46 minutes to chalk up his third […] …
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Britain says St Petersburg consulate stays open for World Cup
Britain said Friday its consulate in Saint Petersburg will remain open during the World Cup following reports it had already closed in the diplomatic fall out from the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England. “We have been informed of the planned date for closure by the Russian side,” a spokeswoman for the Foreign […] …